LES MISERABLES (Cast News)

• LES MISERABLES

Hugh Jackman and The King's Speech director Tom Hooper havefound their Inspector Javert for Universal's big-screen adaptation of themusical Les Miserables: Russell Crowe.

        Russel Crowe                                                                  Hugh Jackman

Variety reports that Crowe will play Javert, the obsessedpoliceman who is on the trail of Jackman's bread-stealing do-gooder JeanValjean. Don't steal bread, man!

The film will debut on Dec. 12, 2012, with shooting expectedto start at the beginning of next year (prior to Jackman's moving onto TheWolverine).

As for those who are asking if Crowe can sing, let us notforget that he's also in a band called Russell Crowe & The Ordinary FearGod (formerly known as 30 Odd Foot of Grunts).